You love to talk. If your words were such as would glorify God, there would be no sin in them. But you do not realize peace and rest and enjoyment in the service of God. You certainly are not a converted man to do God’s will, therefore you cannot feel the cheering, enlivening influence of His Holy Spirit. {1MCP 125.1}

Du elsker at snakke. Hvis dine ord var sådan at de ville forherlige Gud, vil der ikke længere være synd i dem. Men du vil ikke erkende freden og hvilen, og glæden i Guds tjeneste. Du er visselig ikke en omvendt mand til at gøre Guds vilje, derfor kan du ikke mærke Hans Helligånds opmuntrende og oplivende indflydelse.